Pastors Rob Lawson and Caleb Strutz discuss the Church Agenda of 1748 and the impact and legacy of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding.

Learn more about the work of the Institute on our website:

https://bugenhagen.institute/

Link to the full Agenda:

https://www.wv-wmd.org/worship/liturgies/HMM-HEJacobs-full.pdf

Link to Pastor Strutz' service folder:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UbkjEz-GztGC6qGI0yo2mbTQDkUIrrZuZSdYI6Ms4kM/edit?usp=sharing

Pastor Rob Lawson serves Bethany Lutheran Church, The Dalles, OR, and Concordia Lutheran Church, Hood River, OR.

https://gorgelutherans.com/

Pastor Caleb Strutz serves Resurrection Lutheran Church, Winter Haven, FL, and Our Savior Lutheran Church, Lakeland, FL.

https://resurrectionwinterhaven.church/

https://oursaviorlakeland.church/

Pastor Caleb Strutz and Jeremy Aiello discuss the "Kirk Effect," and in the wake of Charlie Kirk's tragic assassination explore the claim that there is now a spiritual revival taking place in America, and a renewed interest in the Christian faith especially on the part of young people.

Pastor Jay Webber discusses his new book, The Divine Service in Confessional Lutheranism and in the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, with Pastor Robert Lawson.

For a free PDF of the book, or for a link to purchase a hard copy from Lulu, visit this page in the JBLI website:

bugenhagen.institute/essays-studies-and-other-resources

An interview with Tony Verkinnes and Jeremy Aiello, who each authored an article in this issue of the Lutheran Sentinel magazine, the theme of which is "Why Am I a Lutheran?":

https://issuu.com/lutheransentinel/docs/lutheran_sentinel_march-april_2024

A conversation with Pastors Robert Lawson, Jay Webber, and Paul Webber, on the history, purpose, and techniques of pastoral chanting in the Divine Service.

A recording of a presentation made by Pastor Jay Webber on January 14, 2025, at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota, as a part of the “In Depth” lecture series sponsored by the college chapel. The subject is Martin Luther’s intentional conservatism in his reform of the medieval mass. The handout that was used in this presentation can be downloaded from the “Essays” page of the Bugenhagen Institute website: bugenhagen.institute/essays-studies-and-other-resources/

Pastor Jay Webber and Elisabeth Urtel discuss her doctoral research on the preparation of The Lutheran Hymnal of 1941.

Elisabeth's book, Anna B. Hoppe: Her Life and Hymnody, can be purchased here:

https://www.amazon.com/Hoppe-Shaping-American-Lutheran-Church/dp/1942304331

Pastors Jay Webber and Robert Lawson interview Jeremy Aiello, a convert to Confessional Lutheranism from American Evangelicalism, and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Frankenmuth, Michigan (ELS).

Jeremy's book, Beneficial?: Considering the Contemporary Worship Movement, can be purchased here:

https://www.amazon.com/Beneficial-Considering-Contemporary-Worship-Movement/dp/1520302754

Pastors Jay Webber and Robert Lawson interview Pastor Peter Faugstad, chairman of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod Committee on Worship.

Visit the Committee on Worship webpage in the synod website:

https://els.org/worship/

Pastor Robert Lawson interviews Vicar Caleb Strutz, editor of the recently-published Evangelical Lutheran Breviary.

More information is available at:

https://bugenhagen.institute/elb/